The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-25


In conscience to pub icly dissent from the
Lubbock letter. And shali never cease TO
Iesrot that you felt constra,ned to depart
from the rule q silence n that subject here
tofore observed, And DO assured. NV dear
SIR, that my criticism was as paihful to me
as to you. Nv purpose was TO speak Of on
personally and OF your IN nent public seIv-
ices, not only with patriotic pride, bat with
real psr,onal affection, ard, at the same
yas: on ntaS,b %Gss pT,at,sy from
OF the Lubb ok letter 1t lisa sorrow 20 me
that your dietinguished name hereafter, In
everB CONTEXT with the rum power, will be
quoted 1 championing the open saloon.
And can but believe that II yon could have
baser elements OF society and the grief l. has
occasion,d the better, IL would never have
been written. Very. respectfully yours,
CHAs. b. GALLOWAY.
Nv.
BRAuvoIR, MISS, August %. 1887.
RI. Rev. Charles B. Galloway;
.DsAR sIR-I have received your letter Of
tie 18Th inst. and have read II with di.ap-
pointmtnt. ! sent TO you printed cory OF
my letter to Gov. Lubbock. on which, asp
peared by your published address, you had
based severe criticisms upon me. ask, 4
you 60 mark the passages In that letter
which ju tilted he remarks In your address.
and TO return I, TO me 60 that | might know
exactly upon what your criticism wss bisod
You have not returned the printed cspy Of
the letter marked as requested, and you
hsve disaI pointed the hcpo ! entertained
that you would, upon a ca eful perusal Of
that letter, app .oc,ate the injustice you had
done to me. and make due repsratiop In q
You att mpl TO Justly your remarks about
me by reference TO what the Hon. Mr. Rea-
gan wrote and what, as reported to you, q Q
salooo keepers raid and did, but l am no
more responsible for the one than the other;
and use the documents Of q heated
| canvass 10 misrepretont me, / m surs y on
would not and could I In end TO employ
such weapons, lust wrole 10 you ON q
desire Tsd. % avoid paslic 4 ssos,iop With you.
whether shall 10 driven TO the al ernatiye
| Of presenting my care before the public
Thanking y u for your kind expressions.
am. With reciproc ] friendship, respect
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
V.
BROoEHAvvs, MISS, Augutt q, 1887.
To the Hon. Jefferson Davis,
DsAR sIa.-Yours OF tho 10Th instant was
received on my return home from an ab
sence OF some days Thr, ugh an inadyert-
encs tho printed copy OF your letter 10 ex.
uVv. Lubbock, Of 7. xas, was not returned
10 my letter II the 18th instant. ! herewith
y
favor Of the 18Th instant vas nstta isfaciory.
IL occur. to me that such an ex lana 10
would be more acceptable TO you ihau
marked passages in your priniod leuei
without note or conn ent. With assurances
VI rorsonal regard AVID we'll wLhei. am,
CHAS d. GALLOWAY.
1t will be'seen from the above that,
instead Of my arraigning aud attack
ing you, spoke OF your virtues,
abilities aud history in terms OF high
est appreciation. And these senti
ments | still cherish without rebate
albeit you characterize them in your
open letter rs "the garlands with
which in the olden time a sacrifca
offering was decorated" and charg,
we with persistence in upjusti6ablt
assailment." Respectful differenc,
Of opinion should be courteously re,
gPrSefd. cad nsyss lkssSS8HHs an occasion
not on my part. Only infallibility
can claim exemption from varian
views. You anticipated criticisms O
the Texas letter aud in advance dc
nominated them the objurgations'
OF "the followers Of the popularisn
Of the day." This impotence Of op
posing opinion kindly expressed anC
Intended is, therefore, difficult OF dis
cernment. IL is possibly attribute
bic TO the unforeseen free use an,
shameless abuse OF your great nam
by the saloon elements oil society
ranks in which your views have 10
heretofore been familiar and populai
I Another fact is evident from th
above: In my address there was III
tie reference TO the doctrines pre-
mulgated In your Texas letter, bu
rather lament atits effects, both upo
your reputation aud the cause
morality, aud for the proud boast
! the whisky traffic in having such
/ champion. True, you made no sp'
cifio reference TO tho Saloons, b.
they quickly OWNED the logic
your letter aud have placed 20
I Ia the fore front OF the
! leaders. Doe must readily perceive
!, therefore, that instead OF dodgiT
. an issue, as you intimate, my FIR
= letter was fully explanatory OF II
address, aud an absolute iustiiicati'
of every sentiment therein q
pressed. Your open letter contai
much that is irrelevant, but as II
portance properly attaches TO yo
4 every uttefanco, in the interest OF
}, growing moral reform, ! shall nal
% respectful Spouse, aud not "answ
). BY irrelevant catch words.
g You call attention TO the distln
'. ton between personal ioalienat
II right" which government was bou
l. 20 protect and privileges which "a
J, eminent might refuse or grant,
70 the public welfare should require
y. You further simplify the question
- saying that ito keep a saloon isnl
"a personal right. but priv lege. A
Il. again you wisely say: II hold II
% be one Of the inaliepable rights
II man TO do as he p,eases with
"a ewn, provided he iDfli;ls no inll
M on another" A clear understand
OF these basal principles will 80
Iha iumluc tut NuNlt nhNINNh N""N
Il one need err therein. | undersia
ne, then, that you eliminate the salt
o.s business from the class Of "porso
ia inalienable rights" and, Of couI
m,,s because Of its evil effects, Is
=" hold m,p's right ITO do as
Be pleases with his own, provided
ub. iuilicts no Injury on another. n
~. II keeping a saloon Is "priyilel
90 aud not personal right" the 81
dsy must be true OF the whole VIII
u traffic. And 10 the question
q, been regarded by jurisu, statesl
,uy ard Legislators. In our State
are 70 Mississippi, IRON the days OF
tent territorial minority, even before
Pc. attained 10 the dignity OF 81
iSd, hood, the sale 81 liquor
no! been subjected to statutory
u striction. I do not see, there.
old, according 10 your definitions AID
a n,., miss obs, that the doctrine Of "
let sonal ibalienable rights has
I,s- place In the discussion Of the "a
Iasis intoxicating liquors. To use
nor own earnest words, uttered u